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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2011

The nucleotide-binding state of microtubules modulates kinesin processivity and the ability of Tau to inhibit kinesin-mediated transport.

Derrick P McVicker, Lynn R Chrin, Christopher L Berger

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers.

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49citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
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49 citing papers in PubMed, 90 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Tau, microtubule dynamics, and axonal transport: New paradigms for neurodegenerative disease.BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology · 2023
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  7. Cholesterol in the cargo membrane amplifies tau inhibition of kinesin-1-based transport.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023
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  11. The pathogenic R5L mutation disrupts formation of Tau complexes on the microtubule by altering local N-terminal structure.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022
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  18. Tau and Axonal Transport Misregulation in Tauopathies.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Derrick P McVickerCell and Molecular Biology Program, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA.
Lynn R Chrin
Christopher L Berger
University of Vermont · US

Funding

Tau-mediated regulation of axonal transportR21NS066249 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & ST AGRIC COLLEGE · PI BERGER, CHRISTOPHER L. · 2010 to 2011
$414k
NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS066249
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ability of Tau to act as a potent inhibitor of kinesin's processive run length in vitro suggests that it may actively participate in the regulation of axonal transport in vivo. However, it remains unclear how kinesin-based transport could then proceed effectively in neurons, where Tau is expressed at high levels. One potential explanation is that Tau, a conformationally dynamic protein, has multiple modes of interaction with the microtubule, not all of which inhibit kinesin's processive run length. Previous studies support the hypothesis that Tau has at least two modes of interaction with microtubules, but the mechanisms by which Tau adopts these different conformations and their functional consequences have not been investigated previously. In the present study, we have used single molecule imaging techniques to demonstrate that Tau inhibits kinesin's processive run length in an isoform-dependent manner on GDP-microtubules stabilized with either paclitaxel or glycerol/DMSO but not guanosine-5'-((α,β)-methyleno)triphosphate (GMPCPP)-stabilized microtubules. Furthermore, the order of Tau addition to microtubules before or after polymerization has no effect on the ability of Tau to modulate kinesin motility regardless of the stabilizing agent used. Finally, the processive run length of kinesin is reduced on GMPCPP-microtubules relative to GDP-microtubules, and kinesin's velocity is enhanced in the presence of 4-repeat long Tau but not the 3-repeat short isoform. These results shed new light on the potential role of Tau in the regulation of axonal transport, which is more complex than previously recognized.

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Biological TransportKinesinsMicrotubulesNucleotidesPaclitaxelProtein Isoformstau ProteinsTubulin ModulatorsKinesinsNucleotidesPaclitaxelProtein Isoformstau ProteinsTubulin Modulators

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PMID22039058
PMCPMC3234877
OpenAlexW2037981058

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